Codebook for Dawson, Schwenk and Xezonakis (2024)

## 1. studies_all.csv ##

Study-level data

# - Variable		# - Note	
				# - Values

idstud 			- Study ID no.
author			- Study author(s)
yrstud			- Year study published
namstud			- Study title
srctype			- Type of publication
				- 1 =  Journal
				- 2 = Book chapter
				- 3 = Working paper
srcname			- Name of publication


## 2. estimates_all.csv ##

Estimate-level data

# - Variable		# - Note	
				# - Values

idstud			- Study ID no.
autyr			- Author(s) and year of publication string
yrstud			- Year study published
idmod			- Model ID no. (nested in idstud)
idest			- Estimate ID no. (nested in idmod)
partcorr		- Partial correlation coefficient (r)
df			- Model degrees of freedom
tsat			- Calculated t-statistic
var_partcorr		- Sample variance
ci_low			- Confidence interval, lower bound
ci_upp			- Confidence interval, upper bound
ivtype			- Independent variable dimension
				- presidentialism = Presidentialism
				- decent_pol = Political decentralization
				- decent_fis = Fiscal decentralization
yrstart			- Data start year
yrend			- Data end year
dv_measure		- Dependent variable measure source
				- ICRG
				- Other
				- TI
				- World Bank
control.no		- Is the estimate from a control variable?
				- 0 = Yes
				- 1 = No
control.yes		- Is the estimate from a control variable?
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
ds.cs99			- Cross-sectional data pre-2000
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
ds.cs00			- Cross-sectional data post-2000
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
ds.ts			- Timeseries data
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
meth.ols		- Method used: Ordinary lest squares
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
meth.wls		- Method used: Weighted least squares
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
meth.2sls		- Method used: Two-stage least squares
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
meth.ord		- Method used: Ordinal probit/logit
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
meth.oth		- Method used: Other
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
sam_global		- Sample: global
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
sam_developing		- Sample: developing
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
sam_developed		- Sample: developed
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
iv_pres_dummy		- Presidential independent variable measure: dummy
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
iv_pres_cat		- Presidential independent variable measure: categorical
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
iv_decpol_dummy		- Political decentralization independent variable measure: dummy
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
iv_decpol_index		- Political decentralization independent variable measure: index
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
iv_decpol_unit		- Political decentralization independent variable measure: Number of political subunits
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
iv_decpol_oth		- Political decentralization independent variable measure: other
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
iv_decfis_rev		- Fiscal decentralization independent variable measure: subnational revenue
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
iv_decfis_exp		- Fiscal decentralization independent variable measure: subnational expenditure
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
iv_decfis_index		- Fiscal decentralization independent variable measure: index
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
iv_decfis_other		- Fiscal decentralization independent variable measure: other
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
dv.icrg			- Dependent variable measure source: ICRG
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
dv.wbank		- Dependent variable measure source: World Bank
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
dv.ti			- Dependent variable measure source: TI
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
dv.oth			- Dependent variable measure source: other
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
con.prop		- Model contains variable: electoral system proportionality
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
con.bstruc		- Model contains variable: electoral system ballot structure
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
con.distm		- Model contains variable: electoral system district magnitude
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
con.pres		- Model contains variable: presidentialism
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
con.decpol		- Model contains variable: political decentralization
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
con.decfis		- Model contains variable: fiscal decentralization
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
con.prop_rev		- Model contains variable: electoral system proportionality
				- 0 = Yes
				- 1 = No
con.bstruc_rev		- Model contains variable: electoral system ballot structure
				- 0 = Yes
				- 1 = No
con.distm_rev		- Model contains variable: electoral system district magnitude
				- 0 = Yes
				- 1 = No
con.pres_rev		- Model contains variable: presidentialism
				- 0 = Yes
				- 1 = No
con.decpol_rev		- Model contains variable: political decentralization
				- 0 = Yes
				- 1 = No
con.decfis_rev		- Model contains variable: fiscal decentralization
				- 0 = Yes
				- 1 = No
subfield 		- Publication subfield/discipline
				- 0 = Economics
				- 1 = Political science
				- 2 = Multi/cross-discipline
				- 4 = Other
field.econ		- Publication subfield/discipline: economics
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
field.polsci		- Publication subfield/discipline: political science
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
field.multi		- Publication subfield/discipline: multi/cross-discipline
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
field.other		- Publication subfield/discipline: other
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
no_authors		- Number of authors
published		- Is the study published?
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
ypub.99_04		- Year study was published: 1999-2004
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
ypub.05_09		- Year study was published: 2005-2009
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
ypub.10_14		- Year study was published: 2010-2014
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
ypub.15_19		- Year study was published: 2015-2019
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
ypub.20_24		- Year study was published: 2020-2024
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
auth_no.1		- Number of authors: 1
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
auth_no.2		- Number of authors: 2
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
auth_no.3		- Number of authors: 3
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
auth_no.4		- Number of authors: 4
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
top10.no		- Published in a top 10 journal
				- 0 = Yes
				- 1 = No
top10.yes		- Published in a top 10 journal
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
fe_geo			- Model includes unit/geographic unit fixed effects
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
fe_time			- Model includes time fixed effects
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
pub.yes 		- The study is published
				- 0 = No
				- 1 = Yes
pub.no 		- The study is published
				- 0 = Yes
				- 1 = No